The army has been called in to assist emergency services battling flood emergencies
across Victoria.
Victoria Police deputy commissioner Kieran Walshe says flooding so far is most

Melbourne Heart bounced back from their gut-wrenching late draw last week to finally
post their first A-League win - a 1-0 triumph over North Queensland Fury at AAMI

The Warriors missed out on a home final but they will take plenty of momentum into
the NRL playoffs after a comfortable 26-12 victory over Parramatta on Saturday
night.

Hawthorn faltered badly in front of goal as Fremantle secured their passage through
to the second week of September with a 30-point AFL elimination final victory at a

Australian charities are preparing to assist their brother and sister organisations
across the ditch after an earthquake caused massive damage on New Zealand's South
Island.

An 18-year-old Victorian man is among nine people who were killed when a plane
crashed as it embarked on a skydive in New Zealand's South Island on Saturday.

Buildings crumbled, roads buckled and shattered glass showered the streets of
Christchurch on Saturday when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked New Zealand's
second-largest city.

An opera originally banned for poking fun at the Austrian upper classes is to be
broadcast from Sydney Opera House to cinemas across the world to make the art form

Hawthorn will draw on every bit of their 2008 premiership experience in an ambitious
bid to progress past Fremantle and have a serious crack at landing the AFL's holy

This weekend's final round of the NRL season will draw the curtain on some of the
most illustrious careers in the game.